Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration — and soon after finds himself hailed as a hero of the national liberation struggle.
7th September 2012
13 years ago
1 hour 40 minutes
Finishes at 12:25pm
2 wins & 14 nominations
6/10
70%
65%
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